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Willy Walker

Willy Walker is chairman and chief executive officer of Walker & Dunlop, a commercial real-estate finance and advisory company. He joined the family business in 2003 and has led its expansion into a national lender and capital-markets platform. The company says his tenure has included growth in agency lending, investment sales and commercial real-estate finance; its 2025 filing details current strategic priorities and transaction activity. Walker & Dunlop biography · 2026 proxy statement

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Known For

  • Leading Walker & Dunlop’s transformation from a family-owned mortgage banker into a publicly traded commercial-property finance business.
  • Expanding services beyond multifamily financing into investment sales, advisory and capital-markets capabilities.
  • Setting the company’s five-year “Journey to ’30” strategy, which aims to scale services across commercial real estate. The 2026 proxy reports 37% year-over-year growth in 2025 transaction volume and the company’s seventh consecutive year as Fannie Mae’s top lender by market position. Those are company results, not Walker’s personal production. 2026 proxy statement

Career

Walker joined Walker & Dunlop in 2003, becoming president in 2005, CEO in 2007 and chairman in 2010, according to company investor materials. Under his leadership, the firm added and expanded business lines beyond agency multifamily lending, including investment sales and advisory services. The company’s 2026 proxy says 2025 transaction volume grew 37% from 2024 and describes Walker’s work on leadership reorganization, capital deployment and the Journey to ’30 business plan. Walker earned an MBA from Harvard and a bachelor’s degree from St. Lawrence University. Walker & Dunlop biography · 2025 investor presentation · 2026 proxy

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